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Critics maintain pressure on US Treasury chief
Tim Geithner has helped create an air of stability but not everyone is impressed, writes Tom Braithwaite
Fears over tough US anti-fraud legislation
Foreign companies could be sued more easily in US courts under legislation working through Congress that has led to concerns in the European Commission
Chicago Fed chief sees 10.5% jobless peak
US unemployment is likely to peak at about 10.5 per cent and may not start to come down until the summer of 2010, according to Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Splits widen for Democrats over health
President Barack Obama’s mission to reform US healthcare vaulted another legislative hurdle over the weekend, but the scramble to secure his own party’s votes sheds light on the messy compromises that may be needed to get it to the finish line
Health bill passes first US Senate test
A broad healthcare overhaul was poised to clear its first US Senate hurdle as the last wavering senators said they would vote to begin debate on the legislation, giving Democrats the 60 votes they need
Editorial Comment: Aftermath of the Fort Hood atrocity
The reluctance to consider the Fort Hood atrocity a terrorist act is both striking and bizarre
‘Civilian surge’ to help Afghanistan
As training for 36 officials begins in the US, questions about political goals remain
Closing credits roll for Oprah
A tearful Oprah Winfrey said she had decided ‘after much prayer and months of careful thought’ that the Oprah Winfrey Show would finish in 2011
Outside Edge: A woman’s fight to air her dirty laundry
Carin Froehlich of Perkasie (home town of Miss Pennsylvania 1971, apparently) has been warned not to dry her laundry on a clothesline outside, following two complaints from neighbours, writes Matthew Engel
Obama healthcare drive faces critical vote
Barack Obama faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform Saturday evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislation
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